--- description: From new seasons of 'Beef' and 'XO, Kitty' to a Charlize Theron survival thriller. title: Here's What’s New on Netflix in April 2026 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37d198d5a094e973/69caa4e766f2f9e858f71708/XO_302_Unit_00148RC.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [streaming](/tag/streaming/) ## streaming Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here’s What’s New on Netflix in April 2026 by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 1, 2026 8:40 PM CUT  Anna Cathcart and Sang Heon Lee in 'Xo, Kitty' Season 3 Anna Cathcart and Sang Heon Lee in 'Xo, Kitty' Season 3Courtesy of Netflix by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 1, 2026 8:40 PM CUT [April](https://time.com/7272137/best-april-books-2025/ "undefined") is a time of growth and renewal, not only for living things but also for the ever-expanding [Netflix library](https://time.com/7379244/americas-next-top-model-netflix-doc-shandi-sullivan/ "undefined"). This month brings dozens of titles, from new and returning series to [documentaries](https://time.com/5843839/best-documentaries/ "undefined") and [original films](https://time.com/7381393/new-on-netflix-march-2026/ "undefined"). We’ll be treated to a new season of [Lee Sung Jin’s](https://time.com/6263847/beef-review-netflix/ "undefined") [_Beef_](https://time.com/6269239/beef-ali-wong-steven-yeun/ "undefined"), the first installment of which took home eight [Emmys](https://time.com/7317181/emmys-2025-nate-bargatze-review/ "undefined"), with an all new cast: [Carey Mulligan](https://time.com/archive/6910396/carey-mulligan-in-an-education-a-star-is-born/ "undefined") and [Oscar Isaac](https://time.com/6094789/the-card-counter-review/ "undefined") play a [millennial](https://time.com/help-my-parents-are-millennials-cover-story/ "undefined") couple beefing with the [Gen Z employees ](https://time.com/charter/7303740/what-young-workers-are-obsessing-about-on-careertok/ "undefined")([Cailee Spaeny](https://time.com/6310515/priscilla-review-sofia-coppola/ "undefined") and [Charles Melton](https://time.com/6332158/may-december-netflix-true-story-mary-kay-letourneau/ "undefined")) of the tony country club Isaac’s character manages. [_XO, Kitty_](https://time.com/6281226/xo-kitty-k-dramas/ "undefined")returns for a third season of Kitty Covey’s romantic and family endeavors, while [Korean drama](https://time.com/7345886/korean-dramas-2026/ "undefined") _Bloodhounds_ drops viewers back in the world of Kim Geon-woo’s boxing dreams. New series include [Dan Levy](https://time.com/7021458/emmys-2024-review-eugene-dan-levy/ "undefined") and [Rachel Sennott’s](https://time.com/7329292/i-love-la-review-rachel-sennott/ "undefined") dark comedy _Big Mistakes_, about a sibling duo in way above their heads, and [Zach Galafianakis](https://time.com/4723794/zach-galifianakis-on-hillary-clinton/ "undefined")’ [gardening](https://time.com/5883325/ron-finley-questlove-time-for-health-talks/ "undefined") series, with a title that ensures you know exactly what you’re getting into: _This Is a Gardening Show_. On the film side, [Charlize Theron](https://time.com/4874478/charlize-theron-atomic-blonde/ "undefined") and [Taron Edgerton](https://time.com/7288961/smoke-true-story-apple/ "undefined") go head to head in Baltasar Kormákur’s rock-climbing survival thriller _Apex_; Sadie Sandler ([_You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah_](https://time.com/7011581/between-the-temples-jewish-movies/ "undefined")) and Chloe East (hilarious in [_The Fabelmans_](https://time.com/6213123/the-fabelmans-steven-spielberg-life/ "undefined")) play a college dorm odd couple in _Roommates_; and _Noah Kahan: Out of Body_ dives deep into the beloved singer-songwriter’s [inner life ](https://time.com/collections/time100-voices/6322240/noah-kahan-depersonalization-mental-health/ "undefined")and music. Here's what else is coming to Netflix, as well as leaving the platform, in April. ## **Here are the Netflix originals coming in April 2026**  Fan favorites David and Abbey returns for Love on the Spectrum's fourth season Courtesy of Netflix Highlights to look out for among Netflix originals this month include new seasons of _Love on the Spectrum, XO, Kitty, BEEF,_ and _Running Point._ For fans of music documentaries, both Lainey Wilson and Noah Kahan have the lens trained on their careers. Sheng Wang and Sarah Millican release new comedy specials, and [Yahya Abdul-Mateen](https://time.com/6164772/yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-ambulance-interview/ "undefined") II stars in _Man on Fire_, an adaptation of the same novel that yielded the 2004 [Denzel Washington](https://time.com/7178473/gladiator-ii-denzel-washington/ "undefined") film of the same name. Several originals come out in the the first week of April, including _Eat Pray Bark_, _The Giant Falls, It Takes a Village, Love on the Spectrum:_ Season 4, and Millican's special _Late Bloomer_ on April 1\. On April 2, [_XO, Kitty_](https://time.com/6291824/jenny-han-interview-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2/#:~:text=Boys%20spin%2Doff-,XO%2C%20Kitty,-%2C%20which%20launched "undefined")_:_ Season 3 premieres, along with _Agent from Above_, _Alkhallat+: The Series: Desert Rules_, _The Bad Guys: The Series:_ Season 2_, The Ramparts of Ice_,and _Sins of Kujo._ [_Bloodhounds_](https://time.com/6286772/best-new-korean-dramas-netflix-2023/#:~:text=on%20Netflix%20USA.-,Bloodhounds,-Release%20date%3A%20June "undefined")_:_ Season 2, _Gangs of Galicia:_ Season 2, _High Tides:_ Season 3, and _Maamla Legal Hai:_ Season 2 all air on April 3, along with _Feel My Voice_ and_The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson_. Wang's special _Purple_ comes out April 7, and the docs _Untold: Chess Mates_ (out April 7) and _Trust Me: The False Prophet_ (out April 8) close out the week. On April 9, _18th Rose_, _Bandi_, and _Big Mistakes_ come to Netflix; the next day, [_Temptation Island_](https://time.com/5534364/reality-tv-is-back/ "undefined") returns with Season 2\. Also on April 10, _Thrash_ and _Turn of the Tide:_Season 3 will air. Netflix will livestream a heavyweight clash in Tyson Fury vs. Arslanbek Makhmudov on April 11\. Later in the week, [_Noah Kahan_](https://time.com/collections/time100-voices/6322240/noah-kahan-depersonalization-mental-health/ "undefined")_: Out of Body_ will stream on April 13, while [_Crooks_](https://time.com/6962975/crooks-ending-netflix/ "undefined")_: Season 2_ and _Untold: Jail Blazers_ come out on April 14. Mid-April brings plenty more originals to Netflix, with _Fake Profile:_ Season 3, _Made with Love_, _Million Dollar Secret:_ Season 2, and _The Law According to Lidia Poët_: Season 3 on April 15; _Ronaldinho: The One and Only_ and the highly-anticipated [_BEEF_](https://time.com/6269239/beef-ali-wong-steven-yeun/ "undefined")_:_ Season 2 on April 16; and _180_, _A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough_, _Alpha Males:_ Season 5, and _Roommates_ on April 17\.  Dan Levy in 'Big Mistakes' Courtesy of Netflix Toward the end of April, originals coming to Netflix include _We Are All Trying Here_ on April 18; [_CoComelon Lane_](https://time.com/6157797/cocomelon-success-children-entertainment/ "undefined")_:_ Season 7 and _Funny AF with Kevin Hart_ on April 20; and _Unchosen_ and _Untold: The Shooting at Hawthorne Hill_ on April 21\. The Lainey Wilson doc, _Keepin' Country Cool_ airs on April 22, along with _Santita_, _Sold Out on You_, and_This Is a Gardening Show._ On April 23, you can watch [_Stranger Things_](https://time.com/7324811/stranger-things-season-5/ "undefined")_: Tales From '85, Flunked_ and [_Running Point_](https://time.com/7260380/running-point-review-netflix/ "undefined")_:_ Season 2\. The thriller _Apex_ and the horror K-drama _If Wishes Could Kill_ come out on April 24\. The very end of the month brings a handful of originals, including _Straight to Hell_ on April 27; _Je m’appelle Agneta_, _Should I Marry A Murderer?_, and new episodes of _Million Dollar Secret_ on April 29; and the thriller _Man on Fire_ on April 30\.  Charlize Theron and Taron Edgerton in 'Apex' Courtesy of Netflix ## **Here are the TV shows and movies coming to Netflix in April 2026** _Mission Impossible_ and _Madagascar_ fans, rejoice, as several films from both franchises arrive in April. Check out [_St. Denis Medical_](https://time.com/7172266/st-denis-medical-review/ "undefined")_,_ which TIME's critic compared to [_Abbott Elementary_](https://time.com/6214182/abbott-elementary-season-2-review/ "undefined"), if you missed the medical sitcom on NBC. And relitigate [_Bohemian Rhapsody_'s](https://time.com/5525106/bohemian-rhapsody-green-book-movie-shame/ "undefined") awards success, if you are so inclined. **April 1** _The Age of Adaline_ _Along Came Polly_ _American Gangster_ _Atonement_ [_Bohemian Rhapsody_](https://time.com/5443000/bohemian-rhapsody-true-story/ "undefined") _Everest_ _Happy's Place:_ Season 1 [_Hotel Transylvania_](https://time.com/4051425/hotel-transylvania-2-box-office/ "undefined") _2_ _Kindergarten Cop_ [_Lucy_](https://time.com/3034120/lucy-scarlett-johansson/ "undefined") _Madagascar_ _Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted_ _Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa_ _Mission: Impossible_ _Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol_ _Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation_ _Mission: Impossible II_ _Mission: Impossible III_ _Money Talks_ _Penguins of Madagascar: The Movie_ _Smokey and the Bandit_ _Smokey and the Bandit II_ [_St. Denis Medical:_ Season 1](https://time.com/7172266/st-denis-medical-review/ "undefined") _The Wiz_ **April 7** _Beast_ (2022) **April 9** _IF_ **April 10** [_Scream_ (2022)](https://time.com/6139657/scream-5-explained/ "undefined") **April 11** [_A Quiet Place Part II_](https://time.com/6051332/a-quiet-place-part-ii-review/ "undefined") **April 13** _America: Our Defining Hours_ _American Godfathers: The Five Families_ _The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America_ _Halloween Ends_ _The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen_ **April 18** _Denial_ **April 19** _Him_ ## **Here's what's leaving Netflix in April 2026** Last call on plenty of great watches this month, many of which (_Best in Show_, _The American President_) will be gone by the time April Fools pranks have been put to bed. But subscribers have more time with a wide range of 007 movies, in case anyone has been putting off a [James Bond](https://time.com/6103054/no-time-to-die-ending-james-bond-future/ "undefined") marathon. **April 1** _The American President_ _Best in Show_ _Big Momma's House_ _Big Momma's House 2_ _The Bucket List_ _Cheaper by the Dozen_ _Cheaper by the Dozen 2_ _Crazy, Stupid, Love._ _District 9_ _Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat_ [_Dr. Seuss' The Lorax_](https://time.com/5608303/tree-that-inspired-the-lorax-falls/ "undefined") _Ford v. Ferrari_ _Free Solo_ _Friends with Benefits_ _Ghosts of Mississippi_ _Kicking & Screaming_ _Man on Fire_ _Misery_ [_Molly's Game_](https://time.com/5073577/true-story-mollys-game/ "undefined") _Only the Brave_ [_Pineapple Express_](https://time.com/archive/6909135/pineapple-express-very-dope/ "undefined") _Pitch Perfect_ _Pitch Perfect 2_ _Rio_ _Rio 2_ _Rumor Has It..._ _Zero Dark Thirty_ **April 7** _Queen of the South:_ Seasons 1-5 **April 16** _Van Helsing_: Seasons 1-5 **April 17** _Black Sails:_ Seasons 1-4 **April 21** _Casino Royale_ _Diamonds Are Forever_ _Die Another Day_ _Dr. No_ _For Your Eyes Only_ _From Russia with Love_ _GoldenEye_ _Goldfinger_ _The Man with the Golden Gun_ _Never Say Never Again_ _No Time to Die_ _Octopussy_ _On Her Majesty's Secret Service_ _Quantum of Solace_ _Skyfall_ _Spectre_ _The Spy Who Loved Me_ _Tomorrow Never Dies_ _The World Is Not Enough_ _You Only Live Twice_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/article/2026/03/26/new-on-netflix-april-2026/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/article/2026/03/26/new-on-netflix-april-2026/"},"headline":"Here’s What’s New on Netflix in April 2026","datePublished":"2026-04-01T20:40:12.473Z","dateModified":"2026-05-13T06:52:22.452Z","description":"From new seasons of 'Beef' and 'XO, Kitty' to a Charlize Theron survival thriller.","url":"https://time.com/article/2026/03/26/new-on-netflix-april-2026/","keywords":["streaming","culturepod"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37d198d5a094e973/69caa4e766f2f9e858f71708/XO_302_Unit_00148RC.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37d198d5a094e973/69caa4e766f2f9e858f71708/XO_302_Unit_00148RC.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"XO_302_Unit_00148RC.jpg","caption":"","creditText":"Courtesy of Netflix","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/streaming/","name":"streaming"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/article/2026/03/26/new-on-netflix-april-2026/","name":"Here’s What’s New on Netflix in April 2026"}}]}] ```